Lone Cowboys
ACTIVE: July 1984 – December 1989
Lone Cowboys evolved out of the band New Toys, when singer/songwriter/guitarist Doug Tyler departed in late 1983. New Toys continued as a three-piece until July 1, 1984. The end of New Toys brought about a dramatic change in the sound of the band, now having lost their “pop” sound, they would become an edgy, hard-driving “alternative” 3-piece. Their new sound would eventually get them noticed by Caroline Records after they charted number 20 on Sweden’s independent music chart with a remake of the Debbie Boone classic You Light Up My Life. In 1986, they recorded Voodoo Dolls & Cadillac Fins on the Caroline label and prepared to launch a European tour. However, the tour was canceled when Caroline was sued for parallel importing. What would have been tour support money was used instead for the label’s legal fees.
In December 1986, they returned to being a 4-piece with the addition of former Dirty Looks (former Stiff Recording Artists) bassist Marco Sin and Peter Cain switching to guitar. However, this ensemble would last less than a year. Marco would leave the group in October 1987 to become the bassist for The Waterboys. Later Peter Cain would leave the band. The two K brothers decided in August of 1988 that a hiatus was needed, so they chose to take their leave in Buffalo, NY to relax and work on new material. While in Buffalo Alan and Kevin formed a new, but temporary, Lone Cowboys with old friends Charlie Petit (bass) and Joe DiPasquali (guitar). In a three-month span they played six shows at Buffalo’s famed punk/alternative club The Continental, selling out the 500-capacity venue for each performance.
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Marco Sin, Alan K, Pete Cain, Kevin K |
Joey DiPasquali, Charlie Petit, Kevin K, Alan K |
On December 31, 1989, Lone Cowboys played their last show. Upon returning to New York City they reunited with former bassist Peter Cain but decided that Lone Cowboys had gone as far as it could. The K brothers would move on to form the Road Vultures.
THE LONE cowboys master tapes
13th Street Records has acquired and digitized the multi-track tapes of the sessions done for Caroline Records (Voodoo Dolls and Cadillac Fins album) and the sessions done at CBGBs. Regrettably, the tapes have suffered severe tape degrading. Some of the vocal tracks, mainly Alan’s will never be usable. We are hoping with some first generation 2-track tapes, we can use an AI stem program to restore what has been lost.
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